Thereby Cos Peasant Loyalty
Idlers Note: My first chapter upon my recovery! I will be doing my best to make up for the chapters that I missed while I was out feeling poorly. Please bear with as I try to get back into the rhythm of things.
Also, I had a brain fart that I only just now caught because of this chapter. Basically I transcribed Ge/ as Mu in my working translation glossary because my stupid brain had its wires crossed at the ti and mixed it up with another surna that uses the character Mu/ so the neighbor for the two families of Zhang and Wang is actually surnad Ge. Then, because I usually consult with my glossary to ensure consistency in my translations, I kept repeating the mistake every ti it ca up. Good thing I was double-checking pinyin transcription (because I kinda suck at pinyin especially when trying to figure out if a character ending in a -n sound is transcribed as -n or -ng in pinyin). I have corrected the previous chapters for the sake of reading consistency but I just wanted to note it here in case people are wondering what the hell Ge Manor is all of a sudden. I ssed up. Sorry!
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan both indeed didnt sleep for a whole night. Zhang Xiaobao even went with his family mbers to make offerings to his ancestors. Early on the New 1st,[1] there were peasants from the manor who ca over to wish a happy New Year[2] to the master-family. Yesterday night, everybody had been burning exploding bamboos and they had all heard that the noises coming from the master-familys courtyard house werent the sa so when each and every one of them were giving their New Years greetings, they also inquired after it as well.
Wang Juan discussed it for a bit with Zhang Xiaobao and decided to take out a firecracker string to let everybody see the commotion. Yesterday night, it was Shiliu who lit the fire. So today, they still had her be responsible for doing it. Shiliu finally had a chance to appear in front of the peasants here now so she excitedly ran to get the firecrackers.
Returning in not a long while and hanging the firecrackers on a tree in the courtyard, she grasped an incense stick to ignite that wick that was extending outward for as much as 1 ) or unlucky air had to be repelled as part of the New Year festivities. This is also why sotis people down on their luck were avoided because it was believed that bad luck could be contagious.
Ge Yingxi () is surnad Ge () and his na, Yingxi (), ans welcoming joy.
The Chinese text is Wu jia Xiao San () which ans Wu family little three and is probably a nickna rather than a given na. It can be inferred then that this guy is the third child or son of the Wu family. A funny fact is that xiao san () can also be slang in Chinese for a mistress or other woman since they make up the third side of a love triangle.
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